Low cost programmable multisimulator facility

Abstract

A prototype, low cost multisimulator facility consisting of a DEC LSI-11 host computer and multiple desk top simulators is reported. The facility includes a main-frame system, a voice system, and a multi-cab system which consists of a flight panel, a host subsystem, and a flight simulator system. Software components are described, and the simulator computer, which provides flight dynamics, a path predictor, and navigation and data communications is discussed. The system may be computationally upgraded by specification of the DEC LSI-11/23, thus obtaining at least a two-fold increase in real-time computational power.